Film in History (Part 2)

Events 101 - 200 of 614

• 1940-02-23 Walt Disney's animated movie "Pinocchio" released

• 1940-08-03 German occupiers in France impose censorship rules on film, requiring approval prior to exhibition, and forbidding depiction of German losses in WWI
• 1940-08-06 German occupiers in Belgium impose censorship rules on film making and exhibition

• 1940-11-13 Walt Disney's animated film "Fantasia", starring Leopold Stokowski, The Philadelphia Orchestra, Mickey Mouse, and ballet dancing hippopotamuses, premieres at the Broadway Theatre, New York City

• 1941-10-23 Walt Disney's animated film "Dumbo" released

• 1942-08-21 Walt Disney's animated movie "Bambi", based on the book by Felix Salten, is released

• 1943-11-26 MGM releases last of 9 Judy Garland-Mickey Rooney movies - "Girl Crazy", a film adaptation of George Gershwin and Ira Gershwin's stage musical
• 1944-01-01 1st feature-length foreign movie "African Journey", shown on TV, NYC

• 1944-03-22 American movie star Jimmy Stewart flies his 12th combat mission, leading the 2nd Bomb Wing in an attack on Berlin

• 1944-11-22 Film musical "Meet Me In St Louis", starring Judy Garland, and directed by Vincente Minnelli, premieres at Loew’s State Theater on Washington Avenue in St. Louis, Missouri
• 1945-03-29 Movie star Jimmy Stewart is promoted to full colonel, one of the few Americans to rise from private to colonel in four years

• 1945-07-06 Abbott and Costello's film "The Naughty Nineties" released; features longest version of their "Who's on First?" routine

• 1948-02-16 1st newsreel telecast, "20th Century Fox-Movietone News", shown on NBC
• 1949-09-29 Elia Kazan's dramatic film "Pinky" starring Jeanne Crain, Ethel Barrymore, and Ethel Waters premieres at Rivoli Theater, NYC

• 1950-02-15 Walt Disney's animated film "Cinderella" premieres in Boston
• 1950-08-10 "Sunset Boulevard", American film noir directed by Billy Wilder, and starring William Holden and Gloria Swanson, premieres at Radio City Music Hall in NYC

• 1951-01-28 "La Vie Commence Demain" the 1st X-rated movie, depicting artificial insemination, opens in London
• 1951-07-28 Walt Disney releases animated musical film "Alice In Wonderland", featuring Kathryn Beaumont, J. Pat O'Malley, Ed Wynn, and Sterling Holloway and songs by Sammy Fain and Bob Hilliard

• 1951-09-18 "The Day the Earth Stood Still", science fiction film directed by Robert Wise, and starring Michael Rennie, opens

• 1952-08-29 New York premiere of history-based film "The Miracle of Our Lady of Fatima"
• 1952-10-03 1st video recording on magnetic tape in Los Angeles, California

• 1953-03-26 "Ugetsu", Japanese film directed by Kenji Mizoguchi, starring Masayuki Mori, Machiko Kyō and Kinuyo Tanaka, is released
• 1953-04-10 "House of Wax" 1st color 3-D movie, premieres in New York

• 1954-09-01 Paul ‘Bear’ Bryant opens infamous 10-day football mini camp in Junction, Texas; ordeal achieves legendary status becoming subject of 2001 book 'The Junction Boys' & television movie of the same name
• 1955-06-22 Walt Disney's animated film "Lady & the Tramp" released
• 1955-08-26 "Pather Panchali", Indian film directed by Satyajit Ray, starring Subir Banerjee, Kanu Banerjee and Karuna Banerjee, is released

• 1956-03-13 "The Searchers" American western film directed by John Ford and starring John Wayne and Natalie Wood is released
• 1956-04-14 Ampex Corp demonstrates 1st commercial videotape recorder

• 1956-10-23 First video recording on magnetic tape televised coast-to-coast

• 1957-12-13 "Peyton Place" film based on the novel by Grace Metalious, directed by Mark Robson and starring Lana Turner and Hope Lange is released

• 1958-09-05 1st color video recording on magnetic tape presented, Charlotte, North Carolina

• 1959-05-04 "The 400 Blows", French film directed by François Truffaut, starring Jean-Pierre Léaud, is released
• 1959-06-18 New York City premiere of the film version of Kathryn Hulme's "The Nun's Story"

• 1959-09-25 Hammer horror film "The Mummy" starring Christopher Lee and Peter Cushing is first released in the UK

• 1960-05-15 "L'Avventura", Italian film directed by Michelangelo Antonioni, starring Gabriele Ferzetti, Monica Vitti. premieres at Cannes
• 1960-06-16 "Psycho", psychological horror film directed by Alfred Hitchcock, starring Janet Leigh, Anthony Perkins, and Vera Miles, opens in New York City
• 1960-11-13 Fire in movie theater kills 152 children in Amude, Spain
• 1961-01-25 Walt Disney's animated film "101 Dalmatians", based on the novel by Dodie Smith and directed by Clyde Geronimi and Hamilton Luske is released in the US
• 1961-02-01 John Huston's film drama "The Misfits" officially premieres at the Loews Capitol in NYC, after a sneak preview at Reno, Nevada's Grenada Theatre; the final movie for both Clark Gable and Marilyn Monroe was written by Monroe's husband Arthur Miller, and also featured Montgomery Cliff

• 1961-07-19 1st in-flight movie shown on TWA
• 1961-09-23 1st movie to become a TV series, "How to Marry a Millionaire" premieres
• 1961-09-28 Walt Disney's movie "Grey Friars Bobby" premieres
• 1961-10-05 "Breakfast at Tiffany's" film, based on the novella by Truman Capote, directed by Blake Edwards, and starring Audrey Hepburn, George Peppard, and Buddy Ebsen, premieres

• 1962-01-16 Shooting begins on "Dr No" the first James Bond film
• 1962-01-23 Film "Jules et Jim", based on the novel by Henri-Pierre Roché, directed by François Truffaut and starring Jeanne Moreau is released
• 1962-02-16 "La Jetée", French film directed by Chris Marker, starring Hélène Chatelain, Davos Hanich and Jacques Ledoux, is released

• 1962-10-31 "What Ever Happened to Baby Jane?" horror film released directed by Robert Aldrich, starring Bette Davis and Joan Crawford, based on novel by Henry Farrell

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• 1928-11-10 Ennio Morricone, Italian trumpeter, and composer of classical music and film scores ("The Mission"; "Cinema Paradiso"; "The Hateful Eight"), born in Rome, Italy (d. 2020) [1]
• 1929-02-10 Jerry Goldsmith, American pianist, television and film composer ("The Twilight Zone"; "Planet Of The Apes"), born in Los Angeles, California (d. 2004)
• 1929-02-22 (Margaret) "Marni" Nixon [McEathron], American soprano singer and film 'ghost voice' (for Audrey Hepburn in "My Fair Lady"; Natalie Wood in "West Side Story"; Deborah Kerr in "The King And I"), born in Altadena, California (d. 2016)
• 1929-04-08 WIlliam K. Everson, English American film historian, born in Yeovil, England (d. 1996)
• 1929-05-16 Osmo Lindeman, Finnish jazz pianist, film score composer, pedagogue, and electronic music pioneer, born in Helsinki, Finland (d. 1987)
• 1929-06-02 Frédéric Devreese, Belgian conductor, and composer of classical music (Gemini Suite; Valse Sacrée), and film scores (The Cruel Embrace), born in Amsterdam, Belgium (d. 2020)
• 1929-06-11 Lennie Niehaus, American jazz saxophonist and film composer (Clint Eastwood films), born in St. Louis, Missouri (d. 2020)
• 1929-11-07 Ruggero Mastroianni, Italian film editor (Giulietta degli spiriti), born in Turin, Italy (d. 1996)
• 1929-11-14 Jimmy Piersall, American baseball outfielder (MLB All Star 1954, 56; his bipolar disorder subject book & film, "Fear Strikes Out"), born in Waterbury, Connecticut (d. 2017)
• 1930-01-10 Roy E. Disney, American film executive & CEO of Disney, born in Los Angeles, California (d. 2009)
• 1930-05-05 Joyce Collins, American jazz and film and television session pianist, singer, and educator, born in Battle Mountain, Nevada (d. 2010)
• 1930-09-02 Andrey Petrov, Soviet-Russian classical and film score composer (Creation of the World), born in Leningrad, USSR (now St. Petersburg, Russia) (d. 2006)
• 1930-09-09 Frank Lucas, American drug kingpin (fictionalised in 2007 film "American Gangster"), born in La Grange, North Carolina (d. 2019)
• 1930-10-06 Stanley Myers, English television and film composer (The Deer Hunter), born in Birmingham, England (d. 1993)
• 1930-10-08 Tōru Takemitsu, Japanese classical music and film score composer (November Steps; Ran), born in Tokyo, Japan (d. 1996)
• 1931-01-27 John Hopkins, English TV, film and stage writer (Z-Cars), born in London (d. 1998)

• 1931-02-10 Gerhard Rosenfeld, German opera and film score composer, born in Königsberg (d. 2003)
• 1931-04-27 Krzysztof Komeda, Polish jazz pianist and film composer (Rosemary's Baby), born in Poznań, Poland (d. 1969)
• 1931-07-03 Robert O. Ragland, American film score composer (The Thing With Two Heads), born in Chicago, Illinois (d. 2012)
• 1931-10-01 Sylvano Bussotti, Italian composer, filmmaker and novelist, born in Florence, Italy

• 1932-04-26 Francis Lai, French film music composer (Love Story), born in Nice, Alpes-Maritimes, France (d. 2018)
• 1932-05-03 Robert Osborne, American film historian (Turner Classic Movies), born in Colfax, Washington (d. 2017)
• 1932-07-17 Wojciech Kilar, Polish classical (Missa Pro Pace), and film score composer (Bram Stoker's Dracula; The Pianist), born in Lwów, Second Polish Republic (now Ukraine) (d. 2013)
• 1932-07-20 Nam June Paik, Korean avant-garde composer, and video artist (Medium is the Medium; hommage à john cage), born in Seoul, Korea (d. 2006)
• 1932-10-15 Jaan Rääts, Estonian pianist, orchestral and film score composer, born in Tartu, Estonia (d. 2020)
• 1932-11-04 David Shipman, English film historian, born in Norwich, Norfolk, England (d. 1996)
• 1933-11-03 John Barry [Prendergast], English film score composer (James Bond films; Born Free), born in York, England (d. 2011)
• 1934-04-06 Guy Peellaert, Belgian graphic artist, photographer (Rock Dreams), movie poster and album cover designer (David Bowie -"Diamond Dogs'; Rolling Stones - "It's Only Rock 'n' Roll"), born in Brussels, Belgium (d. 2008)
• 1934-04-18 Jan Klusák [Porges], Czech contemporary classical and film score composer, born in Prague, Czechoslovakia
• 1934-05-10 Jeanine Basinger, American film scholar
• 1934-06-12 John A. Alonzo, American cinematographer (pioneered handheld work, lighting techniques and HD video development), born in Dallas, Texas (d. 2001)
• 1935-07-31 Mort Crim, American broadcast journalist, author, and inspiration for the Ron Burgundy character in the "Anchorman" films, born in West Frankfort, Illinois
• 1936-03-29 Richard Rodney Bennett, English pianist, classical, jazz, and film score composer (Far From The Madding Crowd; Four Weddings And A Funeral), born in Kent, England (d. 2012)
• 1936-05-05 Patrick Gowers, British choral and film score composer (Viri Galilaei; Hamlet; Smiley's People), born in Islington, England (d. 2014)
• 1936-05-12 Klaus Doldinger, German jazz saxophonist (Passport) and composer for film, born in Berlin, Germany
• 1936-05-22 Toshiaki Tsushima, Japanese film score composer, born in Okayama Prefecture, Japan (d. 2013)
• 1936-08-30 Edward Pałłasz, Polish classical, theater, and film composer, born in Starogard Gdański, Poland (d. 2019)
• 1936-10-28 Carl Davis, American conductor and composer for silent films, born in NYC, New York
• 1936-12-05 Robert Freeman, English photo-journalist and graphic designer (early Beatles album art and film posters), born in London (d. 2019) [1]
• 1937-02-26 Hagood Hardy, American-Canadian jazz and easy listening pianist, vibraphonist and film score composer ("The Homecoming"), born in Angola, Indiana (d. 1997)
• 1937-03-22 Angelo Badalamenti, American Grammy Award-winning film composer (Twin Peaks; The Straight Story; Blue Velvet; Mulholland Drive), born in Brooklyn, New York (d. 2022) [1]
• 1937-05-14 Vic Flick, British studio guitarist ("James Bond Theme"; George Martin Orchestra; John Barry Seven), film score composer and arranger, born in Worcester Park, Surrey, England
• 1937-07-03 David Shire, American songwriter and composer of stage musicals, film and television scores (The Conversation; All the President's Men), born in Buffalo, New York
• 1938-06-02 Kevin Brownlow, English film historian and author
• 1938-06-07 Idris Sardi, Indonesian violinist and composer, noted for his film scores, born in Jakarta, Indonesia (d. 2014)
• 1938-10-29 Ralph Bakshi, Krymchak-American animator and film maker (Fritz the Cat; Lord of the Rings (1978); Mighty Mouse: The New Adventures), born in Haifa, Mandatory Palestine
• 1939-04-03 François de Roubaix, French film score composer, born in Neuilly-sur-Seine, France (d. 1975)
• 1939-06-03 Steve Dalkowski, American baseball player and inspiration for Bull Durham film, born in New Britain, Connecticut (d. 2020)
• 1939-09-29 Molly Haskell, American film critic, born in Charlotte, North Carolina
• 1939-11-02 Richard Serra, American sculptor and video artist, born in San Francisco, California
• 1940-04-13 Vladimir Cosma, Romanian-French violinist, conductor, and classical and film score composer, born in Bucharest, Romania
• 1940-05-11 Juan Downey, Chilean video artist (d. 1993)
• 1941-03-28 Alf Clausen, American orchestra leader and film and television score composer (Donny & Marie; The Simpsons; ALF), born in Minneapolis, Minnesota
• 1941-07-15 Geoffrey Burgon, British jazz trumpeter, and film, television and concert composer (City Adventures), born in Hampshire, England (d. 2010)
• 1941-09-01 John Van Hamersveld, American graphic artist of album covers, movie and concert posters, born in Baltimore, Maryland
• 1942-01-21 Martin Sharp, Australian cartoonist, album cover artist songwriter (Cream), and filmmaker, born in Sydney, Australia (d. 2013)
• 1942-02-26 Yōsuke Yamashita, Japanese jazz pianist, and composer of jazz, film scores, and classical works, born in Tokyo, Japan
• 1942-04-13 Bill Conti, American film score composer (Rocky; The Right Stuff), born in Providence, Rhode Island
• 1942-08-11 Mike Hugg, British rock drummer (Manfred Mann - "Mighty Quinn"), and film composer (Up The Junction), born in Gosport, Hampshire, England
• 1942-09-23 Dith Pran, Cambodian photojournalist, survivor of the Cambodian genocide, and subject of the movie "The Killing Fields", born in Siem Reap, Cambodia (d. 2008)
• 1942-10-22 Robin John Maconie, New Zealand pianist, electro-acoustic film and concert composer, and musicologist (Stockhausen), born in Auckland, New Zealand
• 1943-02-28 Charles Bernstein, American composer of film and television scores, born in Minneapolis, Minnesota

• 1943-07-07 Joel Siegel, American film critic (d. 2007)
• 1943-07-12 Walter Murch, American film editor and sound engineer (Apocalypse Now), born in NYC, New York
• 1943-10-31 Brian Piccolo, American NFL football running back, 1965-69 (Chicago Bears), and subject of the 1971 TV movie "Brian's Song", born in Pittsfield, Massachusetts (d. 1970)
• 1943-11-28 Randy Newman, American singer-songwriter ("Short People"; "You've Got a Friend in Me"; "Louisiana 1927") and film score composer (The Natural; Seabiscuit; Pixar films), born in New Orleans, Louisiana
• 1943-11-30 Jerry Hunt, American experimental composer and video artist, born in Waco, Texas (d. 1993)
• 1943-12-17 Ron Geesin, Scottish musician and avant-garde, symphonic rock, and film score composer, born in Stevenston, Ayrshire, Scotland
• 1944-05-25 John Bunnell, former Sheriff of Multnomah County, Oregon and TV personality (World's Wildest Police Videos), born in Pendleton, Oregon
• 1944-08-26 Alan Parker, British session guitarist (Blue Mink; Serge Gainsbourg) and television and film composer (American Gothic), born in Matlock, Derbyshire, England
• 1944-11-25 Mark Minkov, Russian/Soviet theater and film score composer, born in Moscow (d. 2012)
• 1945-08-21 Basil Poledouris, American film score composer (The Hunt For Red October), born in Kansas City, Missouri (d. 2006)
• 1945-09-21 J. Peter Robinson, British session pianist, arranger (Phil Collins; Brand-X; Anni-Frid Lyngstad), and composer of scores for film (The World's Fastest Indian; The Bank Job) and television (Charmed), born in Fulton, England
• 1945-09-25 Reynold Henry Weidenaar, American video artist and composer, born in East Grand Rapids, Michigan
• 1945-11-14 Paul Hirsch, American film editor
• 1946-08-26 Mark Snow [Martin Fulterman], American television and film composer (The X-Files theme), born in New York City
• 1946-10-18 Howard Shore, Canadian television and film composer (Lord of the Rings trilogy; 1st music director of Saturday Night Live), born in Toronto, Canada
• 1947-05-13 Edgar Burcksen, Dutch film editor
• 1947-06-17 George S. Clinton, American film score (Austin Powers films; Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee; Mortal Kombat movies;), stage, and concert composer, born in Chattanooga, Tennessee
• 1947-07-17 Anders Koppel, Danish Hammond B-3 organist (Savage Rose; Bazaar), and composer of ballet and film scores and classical concert pieces, born in Copenhagen, Denmark
• 1948-04-15 Michael Kamen, American composer and arranger (film scores to Brazil and Mr. Holland's Opus; Pink Floyd), born in NYC, New York (d. 2003)
• 1948-10-03 Michael Medved, American film critic
• 1949-02-24 Manuel De Sica, Italian composer, chiefly of film scores, born in Rome (d. 2014)
• 1949-06-09 Francis Monkman, British film composer, musician and songwriter (Curved Air; Sky), born in Hampstead, North London
• 1949-08-12 Mark Knopfler, British singer-songwriter, guitarist (Dire Straits - "Walk Of Life"; "Sultans Of Swing"; The Notting Hillbillies), and film score composer (Local Hero; Princess Bride), born in Glasgow, Scotland
• 1949-08-25 Fariborz Lachini, Iranian film score composer, born in Tehran, Iran
• 1949-10-07 Gabriel Yared, Lebanese-French Grammy and Academy Award-winning film score composer (Betty Blue; The English Patient; The Talented Mr. Ripley; Chocolat), born in Beirut, Lebanon
• 1949-12-24 Ray Colcord III, American film & television composer, born in NYC, New York (d. 2016)
• 1950-03-26 Alan Silvestri, American film score composer (Back To The Future films; Forrest Gump, Cosmos), born in NYC, New York
• 1950-03-27 Tony Banks, British progressive rock keyboardist (Genesis - "Supper's Ready"), and film score and classical composer, born in East Hoathly, Sussex, England
• 1951-06-09 James Newton Howard, American film composer (The Hunger Games; M. Night Shyamalan films), born in Los Angeles, California
• 1951-09-07 Mark Isham, American musician and film composer (The Hitcher), born in NYC, New York
• 1951-10-03 Nick Glennie-Smith, British session keyboard player (Roger Daltrey; Roger Waters), film score composer (Ella Enchanted; Secretariat), and conductor, born in London, England
• 1952-05-05 Louis Cortelezzi, American rock and jazz saxophonist (Mink DeVille) and film composer (Pokemon), born in New Galilee, Pennsylvania
• 1952-05-28 Russell J. Wintner, American film executive
• 1952-06-25 Tim Finn, New Zealand rock guitarist, singer, songwriter, and keyboardist (Split Enz - "I Got You"; Crowded House - "Don't Dream It's Over"), and theatre and film composer ("Puberty Blues"), born in Te Awamutu, New Zealand
• 1952-07-16 Stewart Copeland, American drummer (The Police - "Roxanne"), and film score composer (Wall Street; SubUrbia), born in Alexandria, Virginia

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• 2002-10-28 Margaret Booth, American film editor (b. 1898)
• 2003-02-24 Walter Scharf, American film composer, dies at 92
• 2003-03-05 Gerhard Rosenfeld, German opera and film score composer, dies at 72
• 2003-11-18 Michael Kamen, American composer and arranger (film scores to Brazil and Mr. Holland's Opus; Pink Floyd), dies from a heart attack at 55
• 2004-02-26 Ralph E. Winters, Canadian film editor, dies at 94
• 2004-08-09 David Raksin, American composer renown for his work in film and TV (Laura; Modern Times), dies at 92
• 2004-08-18 Elmer Bernstein, American film music composer (The Magnificent Seven; To Kill A Mockingbird; The Age Of Innocence; Thoroughly Modern Millie), dies at 82
• 2004-11-14 Michel Colombier, French composer of film and concert music, dies of cancer at 65
• 2005-01-09 Gonzalo Gavira, Mexican film sound technician (b. 1925)
• 2005-11-04 Milt Holland [Milton Olshansky], American drummer, percussionist, ethno-musicologist, and tinkle-ist (film Tinkerbell's tinkle; Bewitched - Samantha's nose tinkle), dies at 88
• 2005-12-14 Trevanian [Rodney William Whitaker], American film scholar & author, dies at 74
• 2006-01-29 Nam June Paik, Korean avant-garde composer, and video artist (Medium is the Medium; hommage à john cage), dies at 73
• 2006-02-08 Akira Ifukube, Japanese composer, best known for his film scores in the Godzilla films, dies at 91
• 2006-02-15 Andrey Petrov, Soviet-Russian classical and film score composer (Creation of the World), dies at 75

• 2006-11-08 Basil Poledouris, American film score composer, dies of cancer at 61
• 2006-11-24 Robert McFerrin, Sr., American operatic baritone (Metropolitan Opera, 1955-58; singing voice for Sidney Poitier in film "Porgy and Bess"), dies at 85 [1]
• 2007-04-26 Jack Valenti, American political advisor & film executive, dies at 85
• 2007-06-29 Joel Siegel, American film critic (b. 1943)
• 2007-09-22 Marcel Marceau, French mime artist (Bip the Clown; Silent Movie), dies at 84
• 2007-12-23 Michael Kidd, American film and stage choreographer (b. 1915)
• 2008-03-30 Dith Pran, Cambodian photojournalist, survivor of the Cambodian genocide, and subject of the movie "The Killing Fields", dies of pancreatic cancer at 65
• 2008-11-17 Guy Peellaert, Belgian graphic artist, photographer (Rock Dreams), movie poster and album cover designer (David Bowie -"Diamond Dogs'; Rolling Stones - "It's Only Rock 'n' Roll"), dies of cancer at 74
• 2009-01-05 Ned Tanen, American movie executive (b. 1931)
• 2009-12-19 Kim Peek, American prodigious savant and inspiration for the 1988 film Rain Man, dies of a heart attack at 58
• 2010-01-03 Joyce Collins, American jazz and film and television session pianist, singer, and educator, dies at 79
• 2010-03-25 Pål Bang-Hansen, Norwegian film critic and television personality (b. 1937)
• 2010-09-21 Geoffrey Burgon, British jazz trumpeter, and film, television and concert composer (City Adventures), dies at 69
• 2010-11-16 Ronni Chasen, American film publicist (b. 1946)
• 2011-01-30 John Barry [Prendergast], English film score composer (James Bond films; Born Free), dies at 77
• 2011-05-30 Giorgio Tozzi, American operatic bass (dubbed vocals of Emile de Becque for "South Pacific" film), dies at 88
• 2012-01-01 Bob Anderson, English fencer & film fight choreographer (Lord of the Rings, Die Another Day), dies at 90
• 2012-01-12 Sadao Bekku, Japanese classical and film composer (Matango), dies at 89
• 2012-02-21 Pierre Juneau, Canadian film and broadcast executive, dies at 89
• 2012-04-18 Robert O. Ragland, American film score composer (The Thing With Two Heads), dies at 80
• 2012-05-29 Mark Minkov, Russian/Soviet theater and film score composer, dies at 67
• 2012-06-20 Andrew Sarris, American movie critic (Village Voice), dies at 83
• 2012-10-21 Dann Cahn, American film editor, dies of natural causes at 89
• 2012-12-24 Richard Rodney Bennett, English pianist, classical and film score composer (Four Weddings And A Funeral), dies at 76
• 2013-01-22 Leslie Frankenheimer, American film set designer, dies from leukemia at 64
• 2013-02-19 Donald Richie, American-born author and (Japanese) film critic, dies at 88
• 2013-04-04 Roger Ebert, American film critic (Pulitzer Prize 1975), dies of cancer at 70
• 2013-05-07 Ray Harryhausen, American movie special effect artist (Clash of Titans), dies at 92
• 2013-11-25 Toshiaki Tsushima, Japanese film score composer, dies of pneumonia at 77
• 2013-12-01 Martin Sharp, Australian cartoonist, album cover artist songwriter (Cream), and filmmaker, dies of emphysema at 71
• 2013-12-29 Wojciech Kilar, Polish classical (Missa Pro Pace), and film score composer (Bram Stoker's Dracula; The Pianist), dies from cancer at 81
• 2014-03-23 Geriatric1927 [Peter Oakley], English video blogger, dies at 86
• 2014-04-28 Idris Sardi, Indonesian violinist and composer, noted for his film scores, dies at 75
• 2014-07-02 Louis Zamperini, American World War II veteran whose story of capture by the Japanese inspired the movie "Unbroken", dies at 97
• 2014-12-05 Manuel De Sica, Italian composer, chiefly of film scores, dies of a heart attack at 65
• 2014-12-30 Patrick Gowers, British choral and film score composer (Viri Galilaei; Hamlet; Smiley's People), dies at 78
• 2015-05-13 Robert Drasnin, American clarinetist, composer, and film and television music supervisor (CBS, 1977-91), dies after a fall at 87

• 2015-06-22 James Horner, American film composer (Titanic; Apollo 13; Avatar), dies in a plane crash at 61
• 2016-02-04 Jimmie Haskell [Sheridan Pearlman], American arranger (Ricky Nelson; Chicago; Sheryl Crow), and film and television score composer, dies at 89
• 2016-07-24 (Margaret) "Marni" Nixon [McEathron], American soprano singer and film 'ghost voice' (for Audrey Hepburn in "My Fair Lady"; Natalie Wood in "West Side Story**"; Deborah Kerr in "The King And I"), dies at 86
• 2017-03-06 Robert Osborne, American film historian (Turner Classic Movies), dies at 84
• 2017-06-03 Jimmy Piersall, American baseball outfielder (MLB All Star 1954, 56; his bipolar disorder subject book & film, "Fear Strikes Out"), dies at 87
• 2018-01-25 John Morris, American film and Broadway composer who commonly worked alongside Mel Brooks and Gene Wilder, dies of a respiratory infection at 91
• 2018-02-09 Jóhann Jóhannsson, Icelandic theatre, dance, and film score composer (The Theory of Everything), dies from a combination of cocaine and prescription medication at 48
• 2018-05-08 Anne V. Coates, British film editor (1962 Oscar, Lawrence of Arabia), dies at 92
• 2018-11-07 Francis Lai, French film music composer (Love Story), dies at 86
• 2018-12-09 Melvin Dummar, American gas station attendant, claimant to the Howard Hughes estate, and subject of the film "Melvin and Howard", dies at 74
• 2019-01-26 Michel Legrand, French composer, film score arranger and jazz musician (Summer of '42; "Windmills of Your Mind"), dies at 86
• 2019-05-30 Frank Lucas, American drug kingpin (fictionalised in 2007 film "American Gangster"), dies at 88
• 2019-11-06 Robert Freeman, English photo-journalist and graphic designer (early Beatles album art and film posters), dies of pneumonia at 82 [1]
• 2020-02-24 Katherine Johnson, American NASA mathematician (portrayed in film Hidden Figures), dies at 101
• 2020-03-24 Gerard Schurmann, Dutch-British conductor, and composer of classical music (The Double Heart), and film scores, (The Bedford Incident), dies at 96
• 2020-04-19 Steve Dalkowski, American baseball player and inspiration for Bull Durham film, dies of COVID-19 complications at 80
• 2020-05-28 Lennie Niehaus, American jazz saxophonist and film composer (Clint Eastwood films), dies at 90
• 2020-07-06 Ennio Morricone, Italian trumpeter, and composer of classical music and film scores ("The Mission"; "Cinema Paradiso"; "The Hateful Eight"), dies at 91 [1]

• 2020-09-28 Frédéric Devreese, Belgian conductor, and composer of classical music (Gemini Suite; Valse Sacrée), and film scores (The Cruel Embrace), dies of cancer at 91
• 2020-09-29 Isidora Žebeljan, Serbian classical, opera, and film composer, dies at 53
• 2020-12-25 Jaan Rääts, Estonian pianist, orchestral and film score composer, dies at 88
• 2021-09-02 Mikis Theodorakis, Greek classical and film music composer (Zorba the Greek; Mauthausen Trilogy; Serpico), dies of cardiopulmonary arrest at 96
• 2021-11-30 Sirivennela Seetharama Sastry, Indian poet and film and theater lyricist ("Vidhata Thalapuna"), dies of lung cancer at 66
• 2022-07-11 Monty Norman [Noserovitch], British big band singer, songwriter (False Hearted Lover), and film composer (James Bond Theme), dies at 94

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